Vincent Phillip McMahon

January 2, 1928 to April 6, 2011 Vince passed away at age 83 after a long battle with Parkinsons. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Yvonne, children Vince (Linda) McMahon of Folsom, Ann (Pete) Schwab of San Francisco, Michael (Sue) McMahon of Folsom, Joan (Dave) Imelio of Fair Oaks, Mary Johnston of Sacramento, John (Kimber) McMahon of Boise and Jim (Linda) McMahon of Folsom, and 19 grandchildren. Vince was preceded in death by his son Paul McMahon. He is also survived by his brother Jim (Betty) McMahon and sister Mary McMahon Vince McMahon was born in Aberdeen, SD, moved to Fargo, ND in1929 and attended St. Anthony's Grammar School and Fargo High School. He attended Dakota State University, served in the U.S. Army in 1947-48, married Yvonne Hansen in 1949 and graduated in 1951 with a degree in engineering. Vince started his engineering career with General Electric eventually heading west to join Aerojet. His career with Aerojet started in Whittier, CA in 1956. The family transferred to Aerojet in Rancho Cordova in 1959 where Vince and Yvonne were instrumental as founding members of St. Mel's School. During his career as an engineer he worked for Bechtel, SMUD and Kaiser Engineers before retiring in 1966 to start McMahon Construction building homes throughout the Fair Oaks, Citrus Heights and Orangevale communities. In 1980 Vince joined a management consulting firm specializing in nuclear energy in San Diego. He retired for the final time in 1984 to pursue his love of the Pacific Ocean with numerous cruises along the Pacific Coast line from as far south as Mexico and north to Alaska eventually settling in the harbor at Benicia for a number of years. Vince and Yvonne returned to Fair Oaks in 1997 to be close to family and friends. Vince will be missed dearly by family and friends. Family and friends are invited to attend the Rosary on Thursday, April 14th at 7:00 pm at St. Mel's Church. Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, April 15th at 1:00 pm at St. Mel's Church followed by a reception. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Sacramento Life Center at 151 N. Sunrise, Suite 1302, Roseville, CA 95661 or online at saclife.org in memory of Vince.